Season Preview, Part VIII – Key Losses from Last Year

As part of the WCHA Blog’s preview of the upcoming season, here is a look at some of the key losses that each WCHA team has suffered this offseason. This list incorporates both players lost to graduation and also those who elected to sign professional contracts before their eligibility was up.

Season Preview Archive
Part I: Conference Schedules
Part II: Non-Conference Schedules
Part III: Top 5 Returning Scorers By Team
Part IV: Goal Production Lost By Team
Part V: Freshmen by Team
Part VI: Freshmen by Age / League
Part VII: 2006-07 Scoring Breakdown By Class

Alaska Anchorage

F – Justin Bourne – 10 G, 21 A – 31 points
F – Jay Beagle – 10 G, 10 A – 20 points
D – Chad Anderson – 7 G, 13 A – 20 points
G – Nathan Lawson – 10-15-2, .892 save percentage, 3.03 GAA

Colorado College

F – Brandon Polich – 4 G, 15 A – 19 points
F – Braydon Cox – 7 G, 9 A – 16 points
D – Lee Sweatt – 9 G, 15 A – 24 points
G – Matt Zaba – 15-13-4, .917 save percentage, 2.39 GAA

Denver

F – Ryan Dingle – 22 G, 15 A – 37 points
F – Geoff Paukovich – 8 G, 9 A – 17 points
F – Adrian Veideman – 3 G, 10 A – 13 points
D – Keith Seabrook – 2 G, 11 A – 13 points
G – Glenn Fisher – 13-9-2, .919 saves percentage, 2.32 GAA

Michigan Tech

F – Tyler Skworchinski – 8 G, 7 A – 15 points
D – Lars Helminen – 2 G, 19 A – 21 points

Minnesota

D – Mike Vannelli – 10 G, 29 A – 39 points
D – Alex Goligoski – 9 G, 30 A – 39 points
D – Erik Johnson – 4 G, 20 A – 24 points
G – Kellen Briggs – 17-7-2, .917 save percentage, 2.13 GAA

Minnesota Duluth

F – Mason Raymond – 14 G, 32 A – 46 points
F – Bryan McGregor – 16 G, 12 A – 28 points
D – Matt Niskanen – 9 G, 22 A – 31 points
G – Josh Johnson – 8-7-2, .922 save percentage, 2.14 GAA

Minnesota State

F – Travis Morin – 17 G, 22 A – 39 points
F – Kurtis Kisio – 4 G, 7 A – 11 points
D – Steve Wagner – 6 G, 23 A – 29 points

North Dakota

F – Jonathan Toews – 18 G, 28 A – 46 points
F – Chris Porter – 13 G, 17 A – 30 points
D – Brian Lee – 2 G, 24 A – 26 points

St. Cloud State

F – Andrew Gordon – 22 G, 23 A – 45 points
F – Dan Kronick – 14 G, 12 A – 26 points
D – Justin Fletcher – 6 G, 18 A – 24 points
D – Casey Borer – 2 G, 9 A – 11 points
G – Bobby Goepfert – 17-10-7, .924 save percentage, 2.29 GAA

Wisconsin

F – Andrew Joudrey – 9 G, 20 A – 29 points
F – Jake Dowell – 19 G, 6 A – 25 points
F – Ross Carlson – 5 G, 18 A – 23 points
F – Jack Skille – 8 G, 10 A – 18 points
D – Joe Piskula – 1 G, 4 A – 5 points
G – Brian Elliott – 15-17-2, .923 save percentage, 2.10 GAA